Torus62 Ltd: Soft Market Test - Asbestos Sampling

UK-St Helens: Laboratory services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Torus62 Ltd
       Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7827801731, Email: Neil.gaskell@torus.co.uk
       Contact: Neil Gaskell
       Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/, Address of the buyer profile: www.torus.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKD
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Other type:: Housing Association
I.5) Main activity:    
   Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Soft Market Test - Asbestos Sampling    
          Reference number: TOR0471
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      71900000 - Laboratory services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      Asbestos Sampling Torus directly employ our own internal Asbetsos Team are currently completing asbestos surveys on all repair, responsive repair, void and scheme works and require accredited testing service across our heartlands. The Asbestos Team require access to a UKAS accredited Asbestos testing service. Our requirement is for approximately 1500 samples per month. We would expect a turnaround time of 24-48 hours. Location: Our strong preference is for the preferred supplier to be located within/close nearby our Heartlands (Liverpool, St Helens and Warrington), or have a facility to provide drop off points in that area. Please note, that we currently do not want to use any postal services for samples. Previous procurements projects have shown a small local market for this requirement. One of the main aims of this process is to try to identify any further local suppliers and opportunities in the market prior to a planned procurement process.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 480,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      90721000 - Environmental safety services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Asbestos Sampling Torus directly employ our own internal Asbetsos Team are currently completing asbestos surveys on all repair, responsive repair, void and scheme works and require accredited testing service across our heartlands. The Asbestos Team require access to a UKAS accredited Asbestos testing service. Our requirement is for approximately 1500 samples per month. We would expect a turnaround time of 24-48 hours. Location: Our strong preference is for the preferred supplier to be located within/close nearby our Heartlands (Liverpool, St Helens and Warrington), or have a facility to provide drop off points in that area. Please note, that we currently do not want to use any postal services for samples. Previous procurements projects have shown a small local market for this requirement. One of the main aims of this process is to try to identify any further local suppliers and opportunities in the market prior to a planned procurement process.    
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         01/02/2023
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830469563
GO-20231215-PRO-24786768 TKR-20231215-PRO-24786767        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 15/12/2023